Cops say man killed dog, stuffed it in barbecue

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A 29-year-old Elk Grove man is accused of beating a dog and then fleeing from police, who caught him before making a grim discovery — the dog dead inside a barbecue, according to media reports out of Sacramento.

KCRA-TV reported that the case began at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, when Elk Grove police responded to a report of a man beating a small dog, which was identified as a chihuahua or a beagle or a mix of the two, in his yard.

Arriving officers saw smoke in the home — the suspect had allegedly set a fire — and ordered him to come out, but he ran off briefly before being chased down, the station said.

The man, who was not identified, was arrested on suspicion of crimes including felony animal cruelty. According to KTXL-TV, he injured himself in a fall during the chase and was treated at a hospital. The dog, though in the barbecue, was not burned, the station reported.